PHOTO ESSAY: The haunting faces of prisoners worked to death in Stalin’s slave camps emerge as 100th anniversary of 1917 Bolshevik takeover approaches
You may not recognize me now, but you almost certainly know who I am. My name is Kim Phuc, though you likely know me by another name. It is one I never asked for, a name I have spent a lifetime trying to escape: “Napalm Girl.”
You have probably seen my picture a thousand times. Yes, that picture. The image that made the world gasp. Some called it a turning point in the Vietnam War—a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of me in 1972, age 9, running along a puddled roadway in front of an expressionless soldier. I was photographed with arms outstretched, naked and shrieking in pain and fear, with the dark contour of a napalm cloud billowing in the distance. ...
Those bombs have caused me immeasurable pain over the course of my life. Forty-five years later I am still receiving treatment for the burns that cover my arms, back and neck. But even worse than the physical pain was the emotional and spiritual pain. For years I bore the crippling weight of anger, bitterness and resentment toward those who caused my suffering. Yet as I look back over a spiritual journey that has spanned more than three decades, I realize the same bombs that caused so much pain and suffering also brought me to a place of great healing. Those bombs led me to Jesus Christ.
My salvation experience occurred on Christmas Eve.
An exciting new way to fund social services has recently emerged. This new financing mechanism, called a social impact bond (SIB), has the potential to help us tackle some of our nation’s most challenging social problems. Broadly speaking, a SIB is a type of “pay for success” contract where private investors provide the upfront capital to finance a social program, but only recoup their investment and realize returns if the program is successful. Like any new financing instrument, SIBs create numerous regulatory challenges that have not yet been addressed. One unresolved issue is the tax implications of a SIB investment. This Article argues that the current law allows for multiple possible characterizations of the SIB arrangement for tax purposes.
GBR Special Issue: Spiritual Leadership
Living in a complex world and moving into the smart machine age, the need for good leadership is even greater; spiritual leadership provides a compass to navigate through difficult decisions.
Living in a complex world and moving into the smart machine age, the need for good leadership is even greater; spiritual leadership provides a compass to navigate through difficult decisions.
Spiritual Leadership: Embedding Sustainability in the Triple Bottom Line
Often, a company’s competitive advantage depends on how intelligent the firm is at observing and interpreting the dynamic world context in which it operates.
Often, a company’s competitive advantage depends on how intelligent the firm is at observing and interpreting the dynamic world context in which it operates.
Editorial: Research and Teaching on Spirituality and Spiritual Leadership in Management
Research and teaching in the field will help future managers and organization leaders cope with the stress and anxiety and sometimes rancor that organizations may be experiencing.
Research and teaching in the field will help future managers and organization leaders cope with the stress and anxiety and sometimes rancor that organizations may be experiencing.
Ecologically Conscious Leadership: Spiritual Convictions that Achieve Sustainability
Spiritual convictions may help business leaders to develop ecological consciousness required for achieving sustainability in business functioning.
Spiritual convictions may help business leaders to develop ecological consciousness required for achieving sustainability in business functioning.
Leadership “Jesus Style”: 3 Narratives from the Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Life
Jesus of Nazareth manifests character traits in His speech and actions that transcend time and culture and offer insights into leadership practices and priorities worth serious consideration.
Jesus of Nazareth manifests character traits in His speech and actions that transcend time and culture and offer insights into leadership practices and priorities worth serious consideration.
Does Spirituality Make a Difference in Leadership? Defining Spirituality and Leadership Poses Unique Challenges
This article examines the topic of spirituality and leadership using the example of the Apostle Paul as an exemplary leader for contemporary times.
This article examines the topic of spirituality and leadership using the example of the Apostle Paul as an exemplary leader for contemporary times.
Spiritual Leadership in the Learning Organization: How Spiritual Leadership Enhances the Learning Organization's Effectiveness
Spiritual leadership has evolved from a concept of ministry to a model for leaders in business and management to use in addressing the challenges of running a business and making a profit.
Spiritual leadership has evolved from a concept of ministry to a model for leaders in business and management to use in addressing the challenges of running a business and making a profit.
Bringing the Human Spirit to Business Leadership: When the Quest to Develop Yourself and Others Makes Good Business Sense
Major shifts are required in leadership awareness and in how organizations are run and managed in order to solve the complex issues facing today’s business.
Major shifts are required in leadership awareness and in how organizations are run and managed in order to solve the complex issues facing today’s business.
How Religious Beliefs Influence Financial Decision-Making: Implications for Business Leaders
A review of the interaction of finance and religion shows not only has there been a long historical relationship between them, but religion continues to influence financial decision-making.
A review of the interaction of finance and religion shows not only has there been a long historical relationship between them, but religion continues to influence financial decision-making.
Spirituality, Creativity, and Solving New Problems: Creating a Generative Learning Style
Creating a generative learning team is essential to organizational effectiveness and such a team depends on spiritual and knowledge-based resources to solve problems.
Creating a generative learning team is essential to organizational effectiveness and such a team depends on spiritual and knowledge-based resources to solve problems.